Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is expecting a fight from AC Milan in his bid to sign striker Andriy Shevchenko.

Chief executive Peter Kenyon confirmed on Sunday that the club want to sign the Ukraine international - who has said he is thinking of leaving Milan.

Mourinho said: "I cannot say that Shevchenko does not interest me, but AC Milan are a very powerful club.

"They don't need to sell players in order to buy good players. It's going to be very difficult.

Mourinho added: "To improve the fantastic squad we have, you can go in two directions - young players you can work with, improve and have success in a couple of years, or the best players in the world."

Mourinho has also been linked to Argentina World Cup striker Carlos Tevez.

Chelsea have shown a lot of affection towards me and my family

Carlos Tevez

Mourinho recently travelled to watch him play for Corinthians and Tevez, 22, is convinced he is on the brink of a move to Stamford Bridge.

"Chelsea intend to take me," he said.

"It's difficult to distance myself from them because they have shown a lot of affection towards me and my family.

"He's (Mourinho) looking at what's there. There must have been a reason to come to see me play."

But Kenyon said: "We have looked at him and he is a good player and does a good job but all the reports of him being linked with us are not right. I would be surprised to see him in a Chelsea shirt next season."